Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 635 348 798
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 10.16% 13.35% 13.27%
As % of the Cloud Services category 37.57% 41.53% 46.53%
Number of salaries quoted 258 287 720
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £28,175
25th Percentile £29,188 £32,533 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +5.04% -8.46%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,690 838 1,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 27.03% 32.14% 28.52%
Number of salaries quoted 720 629 1,463
10th Percentile £26,745 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -18.18%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £92,988 £82,500 £75,750
England median annual salary £60,100 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.84% +8.70% -11.54%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Essex -4 151 £41,000 -4.09% 49
Cambridgeshire +5 141 £60,100 +20.20% 43
Hertfordshire -19 113 £58,750 +6.82% 65
Suffolk +27 92 £48,250 -3.50% 24
Norfolk +2 87 £60,000 +87.50% 21
Bedfordshire +6 49 £14,000 -73.58% 22
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 54 (8.50%) SharePoint
2 36 (5.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.73%) WordPress
4 9 (1.42%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.79%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Synapse
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 86 (13.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.63%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (1.42%) Dynamics AX
1 9 (1.42%) Dynamics GP
2 7 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.31%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 138 (21.73%) Power Platform
2 125 (19.69%) Microsoft 365
3 112 (17.64%) Azure AI
4 91 (14.33%) AWS
5 74 (11.65%) Entra ID
6 31 (4.88%) PowerApps
7 28 (4.41%) Azure Data Factory
8 26 (4.09%) Azure Logic Apps
8 26 (4.09%) GCP
8 26 (4.09%) Power Automate
9 25 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (3.78%) OneDrive
11 21 (3.31%) GitHub
12 20 (3.15%) Snowflake
13 17 (2.68%) SaaS
14 15 (2.36%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 12 (1.89%) IaaS
16 10 (1.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 8 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
17 8 (1.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (9.92%) Firewall
2 27 (4.25%) VPN
3 22 (3.46%) DNS
4 20 (3.15%) WAN
5 19 (2.99%) TCP/IP
6 18 (2.83%) DHCP
7 14 (2.20%) Internet
7 14 (2.20%) LAN
8 8 (1.26%) Wireless
9 7 (1.10%) Broadband
10 6 (0.94%) SAN
11 5 (0.79%) Network Security
11 5 (0.79%) VLAN
12 4 (0.63%) DMZ
12 4 (0.63%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.63%) WLAN
13 3 (0.47%) SSL
14 1 (0.16%) IPv4
14 1 (0.16%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (20.31%) Power BI
2 92 (14.49%) Tableau
3 33 (5.20%) Azure SQL Database
4 28 (4.41%) SQL Server
5 16 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (2.05%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.26%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.26%) MySQL
8 7 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
8 7 (1.10%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (0.94%) Looker
9 6 (0.94%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.94%) Snowflake Schema
10 5 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.79%) Redis
11 3 (0.47%) Big Data
11 3 (0.47%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.31%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.31%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 16 (2.52%) Git
2 9 (1.42%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.94%) JIRA
3 6 (0.94%) MLflow
4 2 (0.31%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.16%) JMeter
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) REST Assured
General
1 374 (58.90%) Social Skills
2 63 (9.92%) Finance
3 25 (3.94%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (3.46%) Law
5 14 (2.20%) Multimedia
6 13 (2.05%) Public Sector
7 11 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (1.26%) Marketing
9 7 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (0.94%) Retail
11 5 (0.79%) Publishing
12 4 (0.63%) Banking
12 4 (0.63%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.47%) Advertising
14 2 (0.31%) Legal
14 2 (0.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 180 (28.35%) Analyst
2 173 (27.24%) Junior
3 168 (26.46%) Junior Analyst
4 85 (13.39%) Security Analyst
5 84 (13.23%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 84 (13.23%) Data Analyst
5 84 (13.23%) Junior Data Analyst
5 84 (13.23%) Junior Security Analyst
6 64 (10.08%) IT Support
7 60 (9.45%) Developer
7 60 (9.45%) Ethical Hacker
8 53 (8.35%) Senior
9 37 (5.83%) Architect
9 37 (5.83%) Network Engineer
10 36 (5.67%) IT Engineer
11 34 (5.35%) Azure Engineer
11 34 (5.35%) Support Engineer
12 30 (4.72%) Lead
13 26 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
13 26 (4.09%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (8.19%) CSS
2 41 (6.46%) HTML
3 31 (4.88%) .NET
4 22 (3.46%) .NET Core
5 20 (3.15%) JSON
6 18 (2.83%) HTML5 Canvas
6 18 (2.83%) REST
7 15 (2.36%) Microsoft Graph
7 15 (2.36%) SPFx
8 12 (1.89%) jQuery
9 11 (1.73%) React
10 10 (1.57%) SOAP
11 9 (1.42%) PyTorch
11 9 (1.42%) TensorFlow
12 8 (1.26%) scikit-learn
13 7 (1.10%) ASP.NET
13 7 (1.10%) Kafka
14 6 (0.94%) ASP.NET Core
14 6 (0.94%) LangChain
14 6 (0.94%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 60 (9.45%) Cyberattack
2 32 (5.04%) Cloud Native
3 12 (1.89%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.26%) Clustering
5 8 (1.26%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (0.94%) Management Information System
7 6 (0.94%) Product Ownership
7 6 (0.94%) Public Cloud
7 6 (0.94%) Robotics
8 5 (0.79%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (0.79%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (0.79%) PKI
8 5 (0.79%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.63%) Blog
9 4 (0.63%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 87 (13.70%) Windows
2 60 (9.45%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.05%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (1.73%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (1.57%) Linux
6 9 (1.42%) Android
7 6 (0.94%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.79%) VMS
8 5 (0.79%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (33.23%) Cybersecurity
2 153 (24.09%) AI
3 131 (20.63%) Business Intelligence
4 126 (19.84%) Mentoring
5 67 (10.55%) Problem-Solving
6 60 (9.45%) Agile
6 60 (9.45%) Ethical Hacking
7 50 (7.87%) DevOps
8 47 (7.40%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (5.98%) CI/CD
10 36 (5.67%) Analytics
11 35 (5.51%) Roadmaps
12 32 (5.04%) Technical Leadership
13 31 (4.88%) ITIL
13 31 (4.88%) Machine Learning
14 30 (4.72%) Computer Science
14 30 (4.72%) Data Modelling
14 30 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 29 (4.57%) ERP
15 29 (4.57%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 160 (25.20%) SQL
2 156 (24.57%) Python
3 59 (9.29%) C#
4 44 (6.93%) JavaScript
5 41 (6.46%) PowerShell
6 22 (3.46%) PHP
7 18 (2.83%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.20%) Java
9 13 (2.05%) R
10 11 (1.73%) C++
11 6 (0.94%) Bash
11 6 (0.94%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.31%) Bicep
12 2 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 309 (48.66%) Azure Certification
2 86 (13.54%) CompTIA Security+
3 85 (13.39%) CompTIA CySA+
4 60 (9.45%) CEH
5 49 (7.72%) Degree
6 43 (6.77%) Microsoft Certification
7 39 (6.14%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (5.67%) Security Cleared
9 33 (5.20%) CCNA
10 29 (4.57%) Network+ Certification
11 23 (3.62%) SC Cleared
12 22 (3.46%) AWS Certification
13 21 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
14 14 (2.20%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 7 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 7 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
16 6 (0.94%) CCNP
16 6 (0.94%) DBS Check
17 4 (0.63%) DV Cleared
17 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.52%) Accessibility
2 15 (2.36%) GDPR
3 12 (1.89%) QA
4 10 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.42%) GRC
6 8 (1.26%) NIST
7 6 (0.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (0.94%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (0.63%) JSP 440
8 4 (0.63%) NCSC
8 4 (0.63%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.63%) SLA
9 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.31%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.16%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.16%) PMO
System Software
1 85 (13.39%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (2.52%) Hyper-V
4 15 (2.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.10%) Docker
5 7 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.94%) vSphere
7 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 36 (5.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.20%) Terraform
3 11 (1.73%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.42%) Ansible
5 4 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.63%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (0.63%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.16%) Grafana
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 442 (69.61%) Microsoft
2 168 (26.46%) ForeScout
3 37 (5.83%) Cisco
4 31 (4.88%) VMware
5 16 (2.52%) Databricks
6 15 (2.36%) Adobe
7 13 (2.05%) SAP
7 13 (2.05%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.89%) Fortinet
9 10 (1.57%) Epicor
9 10 (1.57%) Veeam
10 9 (1.42%) SolarWinds
11 8 (1.26%) Apple
11 8 (1.26%) Aruba
12 7 (1.10%) MuleSoft
12 7 (1.10%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.94%) Cloudera
13 6 (0.94%) Dell
13 6 (0.94%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.94%) Pega